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Food addiction is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes

Authors :: Christina Horsager
Jens Meldgaard Bruun
Emil Færk
Søren Hagstrøm
Marlene Briciet Lauritsen
Søren Dinesen Østergaard
Source :: Horsager, C, Bruun, J M, Færk, E, Hagstrøm, S, Lauritsen, M B & Østergaard, S D 2023, ' Food addiction is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes ', Clinical Nutrition, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 717-721 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2023.03.014
Publication Year :: 2023
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2023.
Abstract: Background & aims: Individuals can develop an addiction-like attraction towards highly processed foods, which has led to the conceptualization of food addiction, a phenotype linked to obesity. In this study, we investigated whether food addiction is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D).Methods: 1699 adults from the general population and 1394 adults from a population with clinically verified mental disorder completed a cross-sectional survey including the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0. Logistic regression was employed to examine the association between food addiction and T2D, the latter operationalized via Danish registers.Results: Food addiction was strongly associated with T2D in the general population (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 6.7) and among individuals with mental disorder (AOR = 2.4) in a dose-response-like manner.Conclusion: This is the first study to demonstrate a positive association between food addiction and T2D in a general population sample. Food addiction may be a promising target for prevention of T2D. Background & aims: Individuals can develop an addiction-like attraction towards highly processed foods, which has led to the conceptualization of food addiction, a phenotype linked to obesity. In this study, we investigated whether food addiction is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D).Methods: 1699 adults from the general population and 1394 adults from a population with clinically verified mental disorder completed a cross-sectional survey including the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0. Logistic regression was employed to examine the association between food addiction and T2D, the latter operationalized via Danish registers.Results: Food addiction was strongly associated with T2D in the general population (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 6.7) and among individuals with mental disorder (AOR = 2.4) in a dose-response-like manner.Conclusion: This is the first study to demonstrate a positive association between food addiction and T2D in a general population sample. Food addiction may be a promising target for prevention of T2D.